Boys' name · since 1986
Cordarryl
157 babies named Cordarryl in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,444 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 157
- born since 1986
- 1980s
- peak decade
Cordarryl is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 157 have been recorded since 1986.
Social Security Administration records show Cordarryl recorded 157 times among boys since 1986, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 1996.
- #14,444 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 157 born since 1986
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cordarryl ranks #14,444 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 157 born since 1986, peaking in the 1980s.
- #14,444 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 157
- born since 1986
- 1980s
- peak decade
Cordarryl's 157 recorded births place it above 68.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Cordarryl's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cordarryl splits its recorded history at 1990: 28% of all births land in the more recent half, 72% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1996 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1987 peak of 41 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cordarryl popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1996
- Peak year (1987)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1996.
157 total births across 11 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1987 with 41 births in a single year.
Cordarryl by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (113 births, 72% of the file).
1980s was Cordarryl's strongest decade.
113 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Cordarryl births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
113 births
- 1990s 44
1990s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 113 births (72% of all-time use).
Cordarryl decade highlights
- Peak decade 113 births
- Runner-up 44 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Cordarryl by state
Where Cordarryl concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 17 | 10.8% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 15 | 9.6% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 6 | 3.8% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 6 | 3.8% |
17 of 157 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Illinois 10.8% of nationwide
- Alabama 9.6% of nationwide
- Michigan 3.8% of nationwide
- Mississippi 3.8% of nationwide
Recorded in 4 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Illinois accounts for 10.8% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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- Cordarryl's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (113 total births) through the 1990s (44) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Illinois records the most Cordarryls (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Cordarryl: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~10 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1986–1996 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Cordarryl draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
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